Some 2,400 miles away, beaming with pride

8:58 AM,
Jan. 23, 2013

Written by

jeff mitchell
under the dome

How cool was it that we were able to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and legacy on Monday while watching the second-term inauguration of Barack Obama as our nation's 44th president?

Typically, I'm not a big flag-waving type. I tend to keep my patriotism fairly low-key. But I have to say that we, as Americans, have much to be proud about and that our best days are still ahead.

And I guess it would be an understatement to say that while it was a relatively quiet day here on California's beautiful Central Coast, some 2,400 miles away (by air), it was a big, big day in Washington, D.C. ...